Bear Lake Stake Tabernacle

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Bear Lake Stake Tabernacle
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Stone Tabernacle (Bear Lake Stake Tabernacle), c. 1889
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Location109 S. Main St., Paris, Idaho
Coordinates 42°13′33″N111°24′01″W / 42.22583°N 111.40028°W / 42.22583; -111.40028
Built1884;140 years ago (1884) to
1889;135 years ago (1889)
Architect Joseph Don Carlos Young
NRHP reference No. 72000436 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 8, 1972 [1]

The Bear Lake Stake Tabernacle, or Paris Tabernacle is situated on main street in Paris, Idaho, is a Romanesque red sandstone meetinghouse of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) designed by Joseph Don Carlos Young, the son of Brigham Young, built between 1884 and 1889. The tabernacle was built by Mormon pioneers of Bear Lake Valley who used horse and ox teams to haul rock quarried from Indian Creek Canyon, nearly 18 miles away. [2] After completion of the Logan Utah Temple in 1884, workers began construction of the tabernacle, which was supervised by William Budge. [3] It cost $50,000 ($1.7 million in 2023 dollars) to build and seats around 2000 people.

The tabernacle was dedicated September 15, 1889, by LDS Church president Wilford Woodruff. It was planned to be dedicated in 1888, but a fire partially destroyed the interior, and it had to be restored. In 1972, the tabernacle was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The tabernacle was refurbished in 2004 and 2005 and continues to operate as a meeting place for the Bear Lake Stake congregations and community.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Hart, Arthur A. (February 24, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Bear Lake Stake Tabernacle" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  3. Budge, Jesse R. S. "The Life of William Budge", Deseret News, Salt Lake City UT, 1915 page 132